CHIANG MAI, (TNA) – A pit bull viciously attacked a neighbor of its owner, leaving her arm nearly severed.

 

Pit Bull Attacks Woman in Chiang Mai

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1322333-pit-bull-attacks-woman-in-chiang-mai/

British drug dealer arrested in Chiang Mai

By Peter Roche

 

PHOTO: Thai Rath

There’s been a purge to arrest people working in Thailand without a work permit. Now, this…

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1322331-british-drug-dealer-arrested-in-chiang-mai/

Thai cops probe groping incident by foreign men in Bangkok

 

Photo via Twitter/ @jdoncha22

 

Thai police are investigating two foreign men who allegedly sexually assaulted some Thai women by groping their bottoms while the women were working on Khao San Road in Bangkok on Monday.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1322378-thai-cops-probe-groping-incident-by-foreign-men-in-bangkok/

 

Thaksin Shinawatra Returns to Chiang Mai After 17 Years, Receives Warm Welcome
By Kittisak Phalaharn

 

At 9:28 AM, on March 14th, 2024, former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, His daughter and Pheu Thai party leader Ms. Paetongtarn Shinawatra, and his relatives visited his hometown in Chiang Mai by private jet.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1322395-thaksin-shinawatra-returns-to-chiang-mai-after-17-years-receives-warm-welcome/

 

Russian Prostitute Arrested in Patong, Third in About a Week
By Goongnang Suksawat

 

 

Patong –Another alleged Russian prostitute was arrested in Patong after a sting operation, the third woman in about a week.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1322397-russian-prostitute-arrested-in-patong-third-in-about-a-week/

 

Thailand tokes on new approach: CBD-infused Marijuana oil to fight drug addiction
by Mitch Connor

 

Photo courtesy of The Nation

 

The Department of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine (DTAM) has initiated a pioneering programme utilising marijuana oil infused with high levels of CBD to combat drug dependency.

 

Full sttory: https://aseannow.com/topic/1322398-thailand-tokes-on-new-approach-cbd-infused-marijuana-oil-to-fight-drug-addiction/

 

73 year old Thai man swindles friends to pay party entertainers
by Petch Petpailin

 

Photo via Cop's Magazine

 

Police arrested a 73 year old Thai man at his house in the Huay Kwang district of Bangkok after he swindled millions of baht from his friends to pay for two female party entertainers.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1322399-73-year-old-thai-man-swindles-friends-to-pay-party-entertainers/

 

Move Forward Dissolution Bid Would Be Waived In Other Democratic Countries: Academic
By Thai Newsroom Reporters

 

Former Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat and the party’s logo. Photo: Naewna

 

A LAWSUIT FILED IN THAILAND in pursuit of a party dissolution on sprawling grounds of undermining the country’s rule would be unquestionably lifted by court in other democratic countries, according to a prominent academic.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1322400-move-forward-dissolution-bid-would-be-waived-in-other-democratic-countries-academic/

 

Pattaya Mayor Pursues Arrest of Teenagers for Graffiti at Bali Hai Pier
By Aim Tanakorn

 

PHOTO: ปรเมศวร์ งามพิเชษฐ์ โดย ทีมงานพี่เบียร์

Pattaya Mayor Poramase Ngampiches personally filed a police report to arrest two teenagers for spraying graffiti on public property at the Bali Hai Pier.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1322401-pattaya-mayor-pursues-arrest-of-teenagers-for-graffiti-at-bali-hai-pier/

 

Woman Found Murdered at Kalasin Dam; Husband Arrested
By Kittisak Phalaharn

 

 

Kalasin—At 11:00 AM, on March 13th, 2024, Lampao police officers received a murder report of a female body being found tied to a tree at the Lampao dam, Mueang, Kalasin.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1322402-woman-found-murdered-at-kalasin-dam-husband-arrested/

 

35 Myanmar Nationals Arrested in Kanchanaburi for Illegal Immigration Smuggling in Two Days
By Kittisak Phalaharn

 

 

Kanchanaburi—On March 13th, 2024, Thong Pha Phum police and relevant agencies received a report of illegal foreign immigration smuggling to Thailand.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1322403-35-myanmar-nationals-arrested-in-kanchanaburi-for-illegal-immigration-smuggling-in-two-days/

 

NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Friday 15 March 2024

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1322404-national-news-from-surf-1025-fm-friday-15-march-2024/

 

Thai workers set to transform South Korea’s shipbuilding industry
by Top

 

Photo courtesy of The Nation

 

Labour Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn secured an agreement during his recent visit to Seoul as 3,000 Thai workers are set to revolutionise South Korea’s shipbuilding sector.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1322405-thai-workers-set-to-transform-south-korea’s-shipbuilding-industry/

 

Rocky start for Thailand’s latest alcohol tax reform
By Nimmi Malhotra

 

File photo

As the newly proposed alcohol tax reforms in Thailand kick in, Nimmi Malhotra looks into the impact on the country’s wine trade.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1322406-rocky-start-for-thailand’s-latest-alcohol-tax-reform/

 

Mo Chit 2 taxi drivers demand fare increase and crackdown on illegal taxis
by Mitch Connor

 

Photo courtesy of Pattanapong Hirunard

 

A demand for an increase in the starting taxi fare at Mo Chit 2 to 50 Thai baht (US$1.40) was presented to the Transport Ministry by the Professional Association of Public Taxi Motorists on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1322408-mo-chit-2-taxi-drivers-demand-fare-increase-and-crackdown-on-illegal-taxis/

 

204+ hectares of Sor Por Kor certificates in Korat province to be revoked

 

 

The Agricultural Land Reform Office (ALRO) has ordered its office in the north-eastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima to revoke the Sor Por Kor 4-01 land certificates issued to 10 people for 13 plots covering about 54.56 hectares.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1322409-204-hectares-of-sor-por-kor-certificates-in-korat-province-to-be-revoked/

 

Young Indochina tiger undergoes eye surgery in Uthai Thani
by Mitch Connor

 

Photo courtesy of Department of National Parks, Wildlife, and Plant Conservation

 

A semi-blind male Indochina tiger, believed to be approximately two years old, underwent successful surgery this week to remove an intensely inflamed eye.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1322410-young-indochina-tiger-undergoes-eye-surgery-in-uthai-thani/

 

DSI to probe Phuket businesses over potential labour law evasion
by Mitch Connor

 

Photo courtesy of Achadthaya Chuenniran

 

The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has disclosed that a rigorous probe will be undertaken into nine Phuket-based businesses suspected of employing Thai nominees to evade labour laws limiting specific industries to Thai nationals only.

 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1322411-dsi-to-probe-phuket-businesses-over-potential-labour-law-evasion/

 

13 sailors injured in naval 'friendly fire', Thaksin meets fans - Tim Newton Today - March 15

 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1322413-13-sailors-injured-in-naval-friendly-fire-thaksin-meets-fans-tnt-march-15/

 

Thai woman defends husband for shooting her with harpoon
by Petch Petpailin

 

Photo via KhaoSod and Matichon

 

A Thai woman in the Isaan province of Buriram defended her husband, who shot her with a harpoon, to prevent him from being arrested, saying the shooting was an accident. Her husband said otherwise.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1322414-thai-woman-defends-husband-for-shooting-her-with-harpoon/

 

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Female police corporal gets 13-year sentence for torture
by Nattapong Westwood

 

Photo courtesy of KhaoSod

 

After a harrowing ordeal that lasted over two years, the court has sentenced a female police corporal to 13 years and five months imprisonment for the brutal treatment of a former female soldier who served under her. The close male friend of the corporal was also convicted, receiving a four-year and one-month jail term.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1322417-female-police-corporal-gets-13-year-sentence-for-torture/

 

Thaksin’s political resurrection starts with crucial Chiang Mai test

By Thai PBS World’s Political Desk

 

 

The media spotlight has been fixed on Thaksin Shinawatra ever since he returned to Thailand last August after 15 years in exile. That scrutiny intensified on Thursday as the former prime minister began a three-day trip to Chiang Mai less than a month after being released on parole.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1322424-thaksin’s-political-resurrection-starts-with-crucial-chiang-mai-test/

 

PM heads to Chiang Mai – today’s #1 most air-polluted city

By Peter Roche

 

Not the former prime minister Thaksin… we’ll get to him in a moment.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1322426-pm-heads-to-chiang-mai-–-today’s-1-most-air-polluted-city/

 

Bangkok rescue team pulls off penis ring after Thai man makes prick of himself
by Petch Petpailin

 

Photo by ไมค์ ท่าเรือ 33 via Facebook/ คลองเตยแลนด์

 

A rescue team in the Klong Toey district of Bangkok successfully removed 11 steel rings from a Thai man’s penis after he made a prick of himself trying to enlarge his penis.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1322427-bangkok-rescue-team-pulls-off-penis-ring-after-thai-man-makes-prick-of-himself/

 

Anutin touches down in Phuket for brief inspection

By Peter Roche

 

PHOTO: Matichon

Thailand’s Interior Minister flew into Phuket yesterday to monitor the current state of affairs following a number of high-profile incidents, most notably the 45 year old Swiss man allegedly kicking a female Thai doctor in the back as she sat on the steps in front of his house in Cape Yamu.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1322428-anutin-touches-down-in-phuket-for-brief-inspection/

 

Visa-free policies boost international travel and economies
by Alex Morgan 

 

Photo courtesy of Bangkok Post

 

The international travel industry experienced a significant rebound last year, following the implementation of visa-free policies by various governments. These policies aimed to rejuvenate their ailing economies through the influx of spending by foreign tourists.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1322429-visa-free-policies-boost-international-travel-and-economies/

 

Illegal workers in South Korea: Amnesty for Thai nationals
by Mitch Connor

 

Photo courtesy of Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn Facebook page

 

The Labour Ministry of Thailand has approached the South Korean government to consider granting amnesty to around 150,000 Thai workers currently residing and working unlawfully in South Korea. The plea was made yesterday by Labour Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1322434-illegal-workers-in-south-korea-amnesty-for-thai-nationals/

 

MFP warned of legal implications ahead of general debate
by Mitch Connor

 

Photo courtesy of Visuth Chainaroon Facebook page

 

A general debate has been scheduled for April 3 and 4, with a cautionary note to the opposition that they may face legal consequences if issues related to the ex-premier, Thaksin Shinawatra, are raised.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1322435-mfp-warned-of-legal-implications-ahead-of-general-debate/

 

Sky Doctor Flies Ailing German Tourist From Koh Samui To Trang
by TNR Staff 

 

The German tourist who suffered a stroke being taken to Trang Hospital in an army helicopter. Photo: TV Channel 7

 

THE SKY DOCTOR service flew a German tourist who had suffered a stroke on Koh Samui to Trang Hospital and saved his life, TV Channel 7 said this morning (Mar. 15).

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1322436-sky-doctor-flies-ailing-german-tourist-from-koh-samui-to-trang/

 

TAT upbeat over significant visa-free Chinese arrival numbers

 

 

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is optimistic that Chinese arrivals in Thailand will increase to the pre-COVID-19 level, thanks to the current visa-free arrangement between Thailand and China.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1322456-tat-upbeat-over-significant-visa-free-chinese-arrival-numbers/